Sensex recovers over 174 points in early trade on corporate earnings

The 30-share index, which had retreated from record by plunging 363.79 points in the previous session, rebounded 174.18 points or 0.54 per cent to 31,885.17 with stocks of FMCG, healthcare, bank, IT, PSU and oil and gas rising by up to 1.13 per cent.

Similarly, the broader NSE Nifty was trading 43.45 points or 0.44 per cent higher at 9,870.60.

Buying activity emerged after FMCG major Hindustan Unilever yesterday posted a 9.28 per cent increase in standalone net profit at Rs 1,283 crore for the first quarter ended June 30. Shares of Hindustan Unilever climbed 3.18 per cent to Rs 1,195.105 in early trade.

Traders said besides encouraging earnings posted by some bluechip companies, a firming trend at other Asian markets, as investors tracked another record close on Wall Street, influenced trading sentiments here.

In Asian region, Japan’s Nikkei rose 0.11 per cent, while Hong Kong’s Hang Seng was up 0.32 per cent in early trade. Shanghai Composite too gained 0.71 per cent.